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This site east of All Saint's Church in Buckinghamshire comprises three distinct monuments reflecting successive periods of settlement and defence. The Roman villa represents occupation during the Romano-British period, whilst the motte and bailey castle and associated moated site belong to the medieval period, with the motte and bailey typical of Norman and post-Conquest fortification strategies. The proximity of these features suggests continuity of significant settlement across different historical periods, with the medieval defensive earthworks exploiting advantageous ground established by earlier Roman occupation. The site's designation reflects its archaeological importance as a multi-period monument within the English landscape.
Motte and bailey castle, moated site and Roman villa immediately east of All Saint's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018007. View the official record →
This site east of All Saint's Church in Buckinghamshire comprises three distinct monuments reflecting successive periods of settlement and defence. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018007.
Motte and bailey castle, moated site and Roman villa immediately east of All Saint's Church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018007.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 176m long section south west of White House Farm (6 km), Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1.13km long section from Grymsdyke Manor to RAF High Wycombe (7.2 km), Bowl barrow on Lodge Hill, 650m east of Old Callow Down Farm (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte and bailey castle, moated site and Roman villa immediately east of All Saint's Church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Motte and bailey castle, moated site and Roman villa immediately east of All Saint's Church stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.